Describing it as a “one-off localised fault”, Chorus said earlier that the repair work was complex because of the location and number of damaged cables. About 8000 households in West Auckland have been cut off from the internet until further notice after damage to the Chorus network. Photo / Chorus“Our crews are working as hard as they can to ensure the impact is as short as possible,” the spokesperson said. “The outage was widespread and Chorus was made aware at 5.45am. Sign up to The Daily H, a free newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.

It will be more expensive to travel on Wellington’s public transport later this year. That means for a passenger commuting between suburbs such as Karori, Khandallah, Lyall Bay and the city centre, rush-hour fares are going up from $4.53 to $4.67, but off-peak fares rise from $3.17 to $3.74. "While my personal preference in an ideal world would be to have free public transport across our whole region. (Source: 1News)Last year, Metlink increased its fares by 2.2% and dropped the off-peak discount from 50% to 30%. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) laid new expectations for all public transport providers in 2024 to have fares and advertising income make up a specific proportion of its revenue.

Rough sleepers at the Oval tent village in Dunedin. The powers will mean police can move on rough sleepers or people displaying disorderly behaviour as young as 14 years old. Last November, it was reported the government was considering measures to move homeless people out of Auckland's city centre. Nationwide, there were 428 public order, health and safety offence proceedings in December 2025, compared to 1663 in December 2015. Earlier this year, the Wellington City Mission said it would actively oppose any move-on orders if they were implemented without support services.

The pair met in Macau and lived there until Maija was 5, when the family returned to New Zealand to train race horses. After a serious racing accident 2018, Maija Vance has fought her way back to follow her dreams. A joint ventureWhen King joined Vance in January 2024, he intended to take 12 months off to do some trackwork. The hard-working and driven couple now own 22 large paddocks, 32 stables and a four-bedroom house on a flat, well-fenced 6ha block. Other income streams include a flatmate, renting out stables and paddocks, King doing trackwork for trainer Stephen Marsh and Vance’s income from social media.

The Herald is not aware of what specifically was communicated to the school about the admitted offending. “Police are responsible for the vetting of individuals on request from the agency concerned, and for relaying on its findings. The victim’s mother is horrified by the situation and also believed parents should have the right to know he is working there. In her opinion: “The sport and their success in sport comes ahead of the safety of young women and girls.”The success of an individual’s career, she said, should never take precedence over the rights of victims. “If you knew, as a parent, you would not send your young women and girls to learn from him.

“My boss told me not to do that again.”Jen Hughes working at the beach in Cumbuco, a fishing village on the northeast coast of Brazil. It’s not like being permanently on holiday because I’m working full-time. “There’s a stereotype with working remotely that almost makes you work harder, because you don’t want to fall into that trap,” she says. At Unilever, employers in New Zealand and Australia can request to work remotely from overseas or interstate for up to 20 days a year. Her immediate supervisors were happy for her to continue to work remotely from New Zealand, which she did for the next five years.

Ireland's Jamison Gibson-Park makes a break during his side's big win over England at Twickenham in London. Ireland's win -- their biggest ever in England -- put them on nine points from three games, one behind leaders France who host Italy on Sunday. ENGLAND START SLOWLY AGAINLast weekend, England were 17-0 down to Scotland inside the opening 15 minutes and once more gave themselves a mountain to climb. Centre Ollie Lawrence pulled a try back for England before Jamie Osborne scored for the visitors with just over 10 minutes remaining. Replacement Sam Underhill added a late consolation, but by then many England fans had left the stadium.

Dinh Vuong in Auckland District Court for his sentencing this month after police raids on his rental homes in 2018 and 2022. Vuong faced up to seven years’ imprisonment for the 2018 charge of cultivating cannabis, and up to eight years for the 2021 charge of possessing cannabis for supply. “He’s effectively served a sentence, if not more than a sentence,” Mansfield said. He was a worker.”Clearly commercialThe judge agreed there was no evidence that Vuong set up the growing operation discovered in 2018. Auckland District Court Judge Belinda Sellars.

Here, the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with India has pumped immigration up the political agenda. They're not the most populous country in the world for nothing," Peters told Politik. Debating immigration out loudWhile some say the media ignores the issue, immigration had aired extensively often in the news. "In an election year, it's so predictable that immigration becomes a really contested issue," Tahu Kukutai from the Te Ngira Institute for Population Research told the forum. Accused of racism and scapegoating, Winston Peters told Parliament the next day he wasn't sorry.

Cameron Millar of the Highlanders charges forward during tonight's Super Rugby match against the Chiefs at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Photo: Getty ImagesEight straight losses to the Chiefs does not sound great but the Highlanders were far from disgraced last night. But they were brave and they tried things and they came roaring home with two late tries. The Highlanders had trailed by seven points at halftime but Cameron Millar quickly cut that to one with a pair of penalties. Super RugbyThe scoresChiefs 26Samisoni Taukei’aho 2, Leroy Carter, Kaylum Boshier tries; Josh Jacomb 3 conHighlanders 23Jona Nareki, Caleb Tangitau, Veveni Lasaqa tries; Cameron Millar con, 2 penHalftime: Chiefs 14-7.

Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano has quit after a heavy loss to Auckland FC. Photo: Getty ImagesWellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano has resigned, after a humiliating 5-0 A-League loss to Auckland FC. The Wellington club has thanked 'Chief' for his work, with the coach confirming his departure after the match at Sky Stadium. "Giancarlo Italiano has announced his resignation as men's head coach," the message read on Wellington Phoenix's X account. With tonight's loss, the Phoenix have equalled their worst-ever loss at home.

US President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters during a press conference. Photo / AFPUnited States President Donald Trump has raised the global duty on imports into the US to 15%, doubling down on his promise to maintain his aggressive tariff policy a day after the Supreme Court ruled much of it illegal. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that after a thorough review of the “extraordinarily anti-American decision” by the court to rein in his tariff programme, the Administration was hiking the import levies “to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15% level”. The US leader had announced an initial 10% duty in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling. And Trump added that over the next few months, his Administration would seek further alternative ways to impose “legally permissible” tariffs.

One person has died after a vehicle hit a parked car and flipped in an Auckland suburb. One dead after car hits parked vehicle and flips in Hillsborough crashOne person has died after a vehicle hit a parked car and flipped in an Auckland suburb. Photo / NZMEOne person has died after a vehicle hit a parked car and flipped in an Auckland suburb. Emergency services were called to the serious crash in Hillsborough near the intersection of Frederick St and Belfast St at around 6.30pm last night. Despite emergency services’ efforts, one person died at the scene.

I’m not sure there is an official definition of economic recovery. But most of the feedback I’ve received for covering the economic recovery has been negative. One is that people, or their business, or people they know, are still struggling; so how can we be talking about recovery? That raises the distinction we ought to make between a cyclical economic recovery and the big structural issues that still plague our economy. Economic growth creates stability, a platform for people to improve their lot.

Fin Melville Ives, after crashing out in qualification for the Freeski Halfpipe competition at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic games. Melville Ives, the current world champion and one of New Zealand's best medal hopes, was stretchered off after the heavy fall during his second run after being knocked unconscious. He's now recovering and remains in good spirits, jesting his injuries are "nothing but a scratch". Melville Ives, 19, also thanked the medical staff that have helped him so far, and his coach Murray Buchan. Another Kiwi halfpipe freeskier Ben Harrington, who finished ninth, dedicated his second run to Melville Ives, saying to cameras on the slopes, "Hey Finski, this one's for you, brother, love you, let's go skiing."